A new corruption case linked to the handling of seized criminal assets in Colombia exposes the flaws of an institutional model that is unable to overcome the ghosts of its past.
IDPC, WOLA and PRI note an alarming rise in female incarceration rates in Latin America since 2000, putting countless women at risk of abuse and exacerbating the vulnerabilities they face in society.
In this EHRN session, dedicated experts in the fields of harm reduction and drug policy will review and discuss the specific challenges therein, as laid out in the Harm Reduction Journal.
EHRN will confront the question of how best to engage with both decision makers and the public who hold them to account, in order to promote an ethical rationalisation of drug policy.
EHRN will apply 5 different approaches to decriminalization in 5 countries and discuss their impact on the lives of people who use psychoactive substances and society at large.
Clean Start provides formerly-incarcerated women with avenues for healing, education and employment, breaking cycles of criminalisation and vulnerability.
